The Land Transport Act 1998 36A describes a number of antisocial vehicle-related activities which attract fines or other penalties. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are behind the wheel – you could be an ex-F1 driver and still be prosecuted. The offences come under general descriptions such as street racing, cruising, burnouts and drifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In general, if you drive within the road rules, you will not be prosecuted. There are categories where you will attract the attention of police:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For street racing and sustained loss of traction, you can be jailed up to three months or fined up to $4500, plus you’ll be automatically disqualified for at least six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can be jailed up to five years if someone is injured, and up to ten years if someone is killed. There’s an automatic disqualification of one year and you can be fined up to $20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you pour substances on the road, the fine is up to $3000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police will automatically impound your vehicle for 28 days for some of these offences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the transport agency agrees, a road may be able to be closed to allow for racing or demonstrations. This is done for things like rally stages<\/a> or when Mad Mike drifted the Crown Range in Queenstown<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Land Transport Act 1998 36A describes a number of antisocial vehicle-related activities which attract fines or other penalties. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are behind the wheel – you could be an ex-F1 driver and still be prosecuted.…<\/span><\/p>\n